Cotton-press



(No Model.)

W. 0. PINSON.

COTTON- PRBsS.

No. 309,090. Patented Dec. 9, 1884. V

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PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS.

COTTON-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 309,090, dated December9, 1884.

Application filed June 7,1884.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM 0. PINSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pine Bluff, in the county of Jefferson and State ofArkansas, have invented a new and useful Cotton-Press, of which thefollowingisa specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings.

This invention has relation to cotton-presses, and it has for its objectto produce a cottonpress that shall possess superior advantages in pointof simplicity, durability, and general efficiency over others of itsclass; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement ofparts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointedout in the claim.

In the drawings Figure l is a view in perspective of a cotton-pressembodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectionalview, and Fig. 3 is a detail view showing a portion of thebale-chamberwith the sliding top block partly withdrawn.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates the frameof the press, which is made of strong timber suitably braced. The pressis an upright press, and the follower works from below upward throughthe cotton-box. The beams B B, that support the Windlass O, aresustained by suitable sup ports, and are connected by cross-pieces D Dat some distance from the ends of said beams 13 B. The upper ends of theguides E E for the crosshead of the followenrods are inortised intothese cross-pieces D D, the lower ends of said guides E E being mortisedinto a sill, F, which rests on the ground or fioor of the press-house.

G designates the cotton-box, and H the balechamber. The follower I isconnected to the upper ends of the follower-rods J J through lugs K K onits under side. The lower ends of the follower-rodsJ J are rigidlysecured in a cross-head, L, having guide-irons M at each end, whichengage the guides E E. The crosshead L is provided, between the lowerends of the followerrods J J, with an iron pulley, N. A cross rod orbar, 0, is secured in the beams B B beneath the windlass C, and to thiscross- (No model.)

[ bar 0 one end of the rope P, that operates the follower-rods andfollower, is secured. This rope 1? passes down around the pulley N andup to and is secured at its other end to the Windlass O. TheWindlass-shaft Q is provided with a wheel, R, to which the power isapplied to operate the cotton-press. The top block, S, is provided 011its under face with transverse strips having spaces between them, andthe follower is grooved in its upper face. The top block, S, slides inhorizontal guides T at the upper end of the bale-chamber, so that it thecotton to the press. The bales are tied while in the bale-chamber, andare removed therefrom in the usual manner.

This cotton-press operates to compress the bale by winding the rope uponthe Windlass, which causes the follower to move up in the cotton-box andto compress the cotton in the bale-chamber. Afterthe balehasbeenformed,tied, and removed, the Windlass is reversed, the rope unwinds, and thefollower recedes by its own gravity to the bottom of the press-box, andthe operation is repeated for the next bale.

This cotton-press is cheap and simple in its construction, and is notlikely to get out of order; but if it should need repairs from long useit can be repaired by any person possessing ordinary skill.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

The combination, with the press-frame provided with the cotton-box,bale-chamber, and top block, of the guide-rods E E below the cotton-box,the follower I, the followenrods J J, and cross'head L at their lowerends, pro vided with the iron pulley N, the guide-irons M M, thecross-bar Q below the Windlass, and the rope P and Windlass 0 betweenthe follower-rods J J, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

VVILLI AM 0. PINSON.

Vitnesses:

L. W. BRYAN, ADoLrH MEYER.

is only necessary to slide it to one side to feed

